Here are a couple Bible verses that have just been laid on my heart this week.
Philippians 3:12-14 "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
Luke 18: 29-30 "I tell you the truth," Jesus said to them, "No one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the Kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life"
Hebrews 4 (about the Bible)-- It's living and it's active!!! (In more words or less)
We have ONE shot in this lifetime. We have so many distractions in this world... and Satan does a good job of wrapping us up in those. Because it is his ONLY way to get us away from Christ because distractions don't seem "sinful". It's not like we're outright lying, stealing, or hurting others. We may even be busy doing "good works". Remember, that is Satans strategy to keep Gods people from doing His work. Don't let that work against you.
It's funny how as I am going through this fundraising, I tend to beat myself up and become my own worst skeptic. I find myself thinking things like, "this is the absolute worst time to come to others for financial support... the economy... Christmas time..." and before you know it I'm in tears and looking for different jobs I can pursue. But when I open up my Bible God reveals his words of encouragement to me. There is no other plan to lift me up, God left us with His words for a reason and we just need to open it up. I find when I ignore reading my Bible I set myself up to slip further and further away from God. Before I know it, Gods plan for my life no longer has a say in my daily decision making and I start to make all my decisions based off my own measly intelligence. It has only been the past year of my life I've really realized the crucial importance of getting into Gods word. Verses like the ones I've just shared get revealed to me in His PERFECT timing to offer me encouragement in times of need.
I LOVE Him, because He first loved me. His love flows out of me abundantly and I cannot help but share that with others.
Official letters go out this week!!!!
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